Former Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll said taking the painkillers Difene and co-codamol “almost became like habit
On occasion a sporting type will
Need assistance from a little pill
To make sure the pain
Will recede once again
But too much will make you quite ill
John Moynes
Pic: Getty
Fine Gael TD Tom Neville (top) and as he appears in ‘Colour of Forgiveness’ (above)
A thespian Limerick TD
From the governing party, FG
Has started attracting
Attention by acting
In a movie for in-flight TV
John Moynes
Pics via Limerick Leader/’Colour of Forgiveness’
In Fingal folk wanted to see
The Dublin Bus route 40E
But it goes up a road
Where traffic once flowed
But very soon will cease to be
John Moynes
The European Court of Justice in Luxemburg may endorse an anti-Brexit opinion
As Brexit turns into a curse
And Britain goes from bad to worse
Now there’s good news in sight
As it seems they’ve the right
To go suddenly into reverse
John Moynes
Pic: Getty
Lavish weddings have become the latest target for reform in China
A wedding’s a pricey day that
Can lead to a build up of tat
But once you are taught
Some Xi Jinping Thought
You’ll opt for a simpler format
John Moynes
Pic: South China Morning Post
258 runners were caught cheating in Shenzhen’s half marathon last Sunday
Could anything be as much fun
As a nice gentle thirteen mile run?
And if you find your feet
Are exhausted, just cheat
As hundreds of others have done
John Moynes
Pic: AP
Throwing your food in the bin
Is seen by the Greens as a sin
But now there’s a plan
To process your scran
And access the heat that’s within.
John Moynes
Pic: AP
A team with a tough match ahead
Got worried so one of them said
A player had died
Don’t worry, he lied
And it turns out nobody is dead
John Moynes
Fast track apartments announced by Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy (above) may not be built until 2020
This morning the newspapers say
There’s going to be a delay
Before we build flats
Though I’m certain that’s
Something we’ll get round to, someday
John Moynes
A study will look at how blue whale faeces contributes to nutrition levels in Antarctic waters
A stout-hearted maritime crew
Have rather an odd job to do
For week after week
They’re planning to seek
Some lumps of the world’s biggest poo
John Moynes
Pic: Wired
